Gentiva Health Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: GTIV) adopted a new shareholder rights plan May 23 following the company’s rejection of a proposal by Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:KND) to acquire Gentiva for $1.6 billion. The new rights plan will protect Gentiva shareholders, said Gentiva Executive Chairman Rod Windley in a recent news release, adding that Kindred’s proposal […]
A Detroit-area home health agency owner has been sentenced to serve six years in prison for his role in a $13.8 million Medicare fraud scheme. Zahir Yousafzai, 44, was sentenced May 22 by U.S. District Judge Gerald Rosen in the eastern district of Michigan. In addition to his prison term, Yousafzai was sentenced to three […]
Tens of thousands of New York City’s seniors are unable to receive the home care they need due to city budget cuts to senior services, advocates say, adding that those most heavily impacted are low-income. City council members, seniors, home care workers, and advocates are asking the city and Mayor de Blasio to increase funding […]
Ready availability of home health workers vaulted Minnesota to the top state for seniors for the second year in a row, according to a new report that ranks the healthiest states for older adults. Hawaii ranks second, followed by New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts in the second edition of America’s Health Rankings’ senior report, released […]
Eligible health professionals not yet up to speed with new 2014 certified electronic health record (EHR) technology (CEHRT) will receive more time and flexibility thanks to a new proposed rule published Tuesday. The proposed rule, from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology […]
Clinicians and care managers will soon be able to remotely connect with and monitor patients in their home through a new partnership between Intel-GE Care Innovations and iHealth Lab, Inc. The partnership will integrate iHealth vital sign monitoring products into the Care Innovation Connect Platform, allowing clinicians to actively manage patient chronic conditions. The integration […]
One of the largest home health care providers is bringing staff training online through a new partnership with a professional education institute. Home Instead Senior Care’s 65,000 employees worldwide will soon be able to access their state-specific training online. Home Instead Senior Care has endorsed Institute for Professional Care Education (IPCed) as a preferred vendor […]
Gentiva Health Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: GTIV) announced Tuesday that David Causby will assume the role of president and Chief Operating Officer. Causby serves as the company’s Chief Operating Officer and will assume the responsibilities of president consistent with his operating responsibilities. Gentiva Chief Executive Officer Tony Strange said, “David has done a great job in […]
A woman pled guilty to health care fraud May 8 following an undercover investigation into the sale of counterfeit health certificates to people seeking jobs in the home health care industry. Adoshia L. Flythe, 36, of Washington, D.C., pled guilty in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Flythe, a personal care aide, […]
In-home caregivers in California are voicing concerns about proposed changes Gov. Jerry Brown plans to make to the state’s budget, CBS Los Angeles reports. Brown announced his revised budget plan at noon today at the Reagan State Building. California finance budget analyst Phuong La confirmed that the budget for In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) was unchanged […]
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